VINdependent News & Updates

VINdependents who have not yet fulfilled their six-bottle annual commitment are invited to choose between three pre-configured shipments by December 16th: one mixed (the default), one red wine, and one white wine. Members are also of course welcome to choose their own six wines using our online order form. If no selection is made classic shipment will be shipped the week of 1/9/23. The preconfigured options are:

Classic (Default)

• 1 bottle of Esprit de Tablas 2020 (Our flagship red blend, based on Mourvedre, from the best lots of the 2020 vintage; 98 BevX, 96 Wine Enthusiast & Owen Bargreen, 93-94 Vinous)
• 1 bottle of Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2020 (Our flagship white blend, based on Roussanne; 97 BevX, 96 Owen Bargreen & 94 James Suckling)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas 2020 (Our showcase for Grenache's lush juiciness, 95 BevX, 92-93 Vinous & 92 James Suckling)
• 1 bottle of Patelin de Tablas Blanc 2021 (Our "neighborhood" white blend based on Grenache Blanc; 97 BevX & 93 Wine Enthusiast)
• 1 bottle of Full Circle 2020 (The tiny-production 100% Pinot Noir grown at founder Robert Haas's home in the cool Templeton Gap; 93 Vinous)
• 1 bottle of Marsanne 2021 (Our varietal bottling of this lovely Rhone white grape, elegant and gentle)
  
• VINdependent Cost: $241.20
  

Red Wine Selection

• 2 bottles of Esprit de Tablas 2020 (Our flagship red blend, based on Mourvedre, from the best lots of the 2020 vintage; 98 BevX, 96 Wine Enthusiast & Owen Bargreen, 93-94 Vinous)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas 2020 (Our showcase for Grenache's lush juiciness, 95 BevX, 92-93 Vinous & 92 James Suckling)
• 1 bottle of Full Circle 2020 (The tiny-production 100% Pinot Noir grown at founder Robert Haas's home in the cool Templeton Gap; 93 Vinous)
• 1 bottle of En Gobelet 2020 (Our club-only blend sourced exclusively from dry-farmed, head-trained vineyard blocks; 92-93 Vinous)
• 1 bottle of Tannat 2017 (A library vintage of this famously ageworthy structured, smoky red grape; 93 Vinous)
• VINdependent Cost: $288.00

White Wine Selection

• 2 bottles of Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2020 (Our flagship white blend, based on Roussanne; 97 BevX, 96 Owen Bargreen & 94 James Suckling)
• 1 bottle of Patelin de Tablas Blanc 2021 (Our "neighborhood" white blend based on Grenache Blanc; 97 BevX & 93 Wine Enthusiast)
• 1 bottle of Roussanne 2018 (A library bottling of our most powerful and ageworthy white grape; 93 Vinous)
• 1 bottle of Marsanne 2021 (Our varietal bottling of this lovely Rhone white grape, elegant and gentle)
  
• 1 bottle of Petit Manseng 2019 (Our tiny-production off-dry bottling of this ancient grape from South-west France, used to baptize French kings)
  
• VINdependent Cost: $236.70
  

To receive the default mixed shipment, members need do nothing, though if you'd like it sooner than the week of January 9th please let us know. Those who prefer a different pre-configured shipment or a different ship date, or who have questions about shipments or membership, should contact the wine club team at 805.237.1231 x236 or wineclub@tablascreek.com.